NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Somalia's government has ordered the United Nations envoy to the country to leave, amid questions over the arrest of the al-Shabab extremist group's former deputy leader who had run for a regional presidency. A foreign ministry...

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Somalia saw a third day of protests on Saturday over the arrest of the former No. 2 leader of the al-Shabab extremist group, who has been a leading candidate for a regional presidency. Officials said at least eight people have ...

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - The former No. 2 leader of Somalia's al-Shabab extremist group, who is now a top candidate in a regional election next week, was arrested on Thursday, prompting violent protests in which four people were killed, officials said....

HAMBURG, Germany (AP) - Chancellor Angela Merkel's party is meeting Friday to elect a new leader who could help shape Germany's political direction for the next generation. A close ally of Merkel's and a one-time rival are considered favorites for t...

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - By sidestepping the Louisiana governor's race, U.S. Sen. John Kennedy denied Republicans a popular, high-profile candidate to pit against Democratic incumbent John Bel Edwards, renewing speculation about whether the GOP can r...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Six decades after nine black students were escorted past an angry white mob into Little Rock Central High School, the city at the center of the desegregation crisis may be on the verge of electing its first African-American ...

There have been some masterful coaching jobs in the NFL this season, but there will be only one Coach of the Year, even if several might deserve the award. The job Pete Carroll is doing rebuilding the Seattle Seahawks on the fly is pretty amazing wh...

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - National Democrats are focusing on Mississippi's U.S. Senate runoff, a year after winning a longshot contest in another Deep South state dominated by Republicans. Democrat Doug Jones defeated Roy Moore in Alabama last December ...